Standard ErrorsMedical care benefits: Employee contributions for single and family coverage

Table 15. Standard errors for medical care benefits: Monthly employee contributions for single and family coverage, Stateand local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2012

Characteristics

Single coverage1

Family coverage1

10thpercentile

25thpercentile

50thpercentile(median)

75thpercentile

90thpercentile

10thpercentile

25thpercentile

50thpercentile(median)

75thpercentile

90thpercentile

All workers

$1.31

$2.68

$2.77

$5.66

$9.32

$7.76

$11.15

$21.50

$36.44

$30.23

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

1.13

2.67

2.94

6.48

13.84

9.13

10.22

25.39

18.49

26.72

Professional and related

1.17

3.03

3.34

7.74

11.41

8.09

13.06

24.81

29.77

41.23

Teachers

1.43

7.12

4.82

7.84

16.76

11.82

14.55

42.18

14.22

39.85

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

1.69

3.91

8.67

10.04

25.88

11.54

24.49

22.92

17.23

48.82

Service

1.49

4.94

2.97

6.33

12.91

10.80

9.39

24.69

40.92

32.28

Protective service

6.13

2.48

8.30

5.70

16.46

22.38

17.38

15.29

11.59

32.47

Sales and office

0.50

5.81

4.30

3.88

16.93

16.13

15.42

23.29

35.85

53.55

Office and administrative support

0.61

5.91

4.17

3.45

17.19

10.59

16.06

29.65

30.34

48.10

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

3.59

3.45

6.36

3.66

6.23

18.16

14.77

11.97

53.29

36.21

Production, transportation, and material moving

6.02

5.63

10.73

16.37

23.64

21.95

34.00

36.59

45.36

94.12

Full time

1.23

2.48

2.46

5.17

9.22

7.35

11.61

21.85

36.33

29.81

Part time

5.50

7.56

11.89

16.00

54.72

15.84

21.06

49.56

108.63

161.57

Union

1.15

2.92

3.43

6.05

20.04

7.75

12.10

8.59

17.22

65.08

Nonunion

0.00

–

5.75

3.63

12.38

8.76

14.61

15.31

19.38

39.44

Average wage within the following categories:2

Lowest 25 percent

0.00

–

8.00

5.51

17.41

16.58

14.65

34.15

32.48

53.10

Lowest 10 percent

0.00

3.99

13.74

13.12

20.93

22.46

35.57

52.81

0.00

72.81

Second 25 percent

1.58

3.12

3.98

3.38

7.52

11.07

6.61

15.42

31.41

30.12

Third 25 percent

1.77

3.24

2.22

4.42

16.36

9.51

6.07

25.66

38.63

33.74

Highest 25 percent

2.04

2.77

4.84

4.48

22.80

8.12

11.40

20.28

34.31

45.98

Highest 10 percent

2.11

5.74

4.30

8.21

31.70

12.59

20.13

11.25

45.25

68.30

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

1.29

2.72

2.76

5.65

9.22

8.03

11.72

21.54

37.06

36.80

Education and health services

0.80

6.19

4.28

6.32

11.77

9.07

14.56

28.56

21.65

33.24

Educational services

0.61

9.70

6.12

9.01

11.47

9.72

15.44

40.46

9.01

34.53

Elementary and secondary schools

1.79

8.03

9.34

8.70

21.96

7.80

27.20

29.96

24.71

45.58

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

2.22

–

11.79

4.67

8.76

–

27.73

43.81

149.56

7.97

Healthcare and social assistance

–

6.26

1.81

12.30

23.19

20.40

14.21

52.06

58.61

57.09

Hospitals

–

12.36

9.28

3.62

33.37

35.60

19.60

52.63

67.71

10.90

Public administration

1.60

3.46

2.49

3.11

8.89

18.08

10.40

14.86

20.92

24.65

1 to 99 workers

1.70

6.85

6.27

4.50

6.51

21.32

12.31

71.17

74.11

63.55

1 to 49 workers

2.04

4.31

4.06

10.86

8.05

29.97

20.28

49.87

76.58

66.10

50 to 99 workers

–

9.37

–

6.53

15.67

–

32.76

–

83.21

85.74

100 workers or more

1.36

3.01

2.88

5.33

11.73

7.53

11.31

21.44

35.89

31.01

100 to 499 workers

0.40

5.95

5.87

11.19

23.72

10.69

15.00

40.24

59.41

58.76

500 workers or more

2.18

3.31

2.47

5.99

11.11

6.65

11.18

21.16

45.89

32.70

State government

1.73

7.55

3.76

5.47

15.68

26.38

15.28

21.87

29.06

67.80

Local government

1.48

3.65

4.97

5.15

9.81

5.68

13.90

17.17

23.61

31.54

Geographic areas

New England

1.36

9.93

8.63

12.26

5.60

18.24

11.45

19.42

29.43

147.60

Middle Atlantic

7.64

6.70

0.00

16.68

15.04

9.94

29.33

5.41

62.27

56.80

East North Central

5.21

2.42

4.83

5.43

17.93

8.41

8.01

11.56

40.88

96.14

West North Central

8.14

11.76

13.65

10.42

40.74

2.13

2.22

78.32

61.35

138.25

South Atlantic

0.00

–

6.10

5.72

15.30

27.74

20.49

47.56

40.85

49.90

East South Central

0.00

0.00

–

–

17.98

–

50.48

–

0.00

1.76

West South Central

4.05

9.45

1.66

6.91

0.00

34.72

3.37

21.56

53.80

34.24

Mountain

–

4.06

12.04

34.59

50.49

–

16.71

49.53

127.89

160.44

Pacific

3.27

6.93

2.99

11.16

19.56

4.49

17.54

20.09

47.04

24.91

1The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position within eachpublished series. For example, at the 50th percentile or median, half of participatingworkers pay the same as or more than the premium shown, and half pay the same as orless than the premium shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of participating workerspay the same
or less than the premium shown. The remaining percentiles follow the samelogic.

NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria.For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary ofEmployee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.

2The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, whichmay include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The averagewages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey:Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details.